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Resume

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Education
Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS) 

University of North Carolina Greensboro

May 2021

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Bachelor of Arts | Sociology, Summa Cum Laude

University of North Carolina Asheville

May 2018

Minors: U.S. Ethnic Studies and Mass Communication

Work​
Experience​
Instruction Intern (January 2021 -- May 2021)
Z. Smith Reynolds Library
Wake Forest University

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  • Designed, implemented, & assessed instruction for undergraduate credit-bearing information literacy course (LIB 100)

  • Redesigned an existing asynchronous online course (LIB 100) to mixed-synchronous using instructional design strategies

  • Guest lectured utilizing critical, open, & inclusive pedagogies (LIB 100) on topics including critical information literacy, source evaluation methods, and conducting research after college

  • Created an Anti-Racist Pedagogy LibGuide for WFU faculty and Education students

 
Graduate Student Employee (June 2020 -- May 2021)
University Libraries
University of North Carolina Greensboro
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  • Co-planner and facilitator, Anti-Racist Employee Reading Group

    • ​Researched and selected reading and discussion materials; moderated discussions; facilitated meetings; take notes; and collaborated with multiple library employees

  • Co-author and -applicant, Innovation & Program Enrichment Grant (IPEG)

    • ​Awarded $3,000 grant to create the Anti-Racist Resource Library for University Libraries employees and to provide funding for anti-racism guest speaker honorariums

    • Assisted selection of Anti-Racist Resource Library materials and guest speakers​

 
Graduate Research Assistant (August 2019 -- May 2021)
Library and Information Science Department 
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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  • Compiled and coded survey responses; edited journal manuscript drafts; created charts; consolidated research findings; revised manuscript per reviewer comments

  • Identified, reviewed, and annotated scholarly literature on: representation of Latinxs in LIS literature metadata; reading and identity formation; race and racism in libraries; library residency programs

  • Created UNCG LIS Department handbook and LIS student orientation Canvas modules

  • Promoted and represented MLIS program at conferences, campus events, and faculty interviews​

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Undergraduate Research Assistant (August 2017 -- May 2018)
Sociology Department
University of North Carolina at Asheville

 

  • Identified and reviewed scholarly literature on: class anxiety; class boundary-making; White parent-to-child discussions of class inequality; LGBTQ income, wealth, social class, and health; Native American income, wealth, social class, and health; and the socialization of White supremacists​ in America

  • Compiled research findings and quotes; created course materials

Certifications

  • Inclusive Teaching: Supporting All Students in the College Classroom

    • EdX | Columbia University

  • Foundations for Excellence in Teaching Online

    • ​EdX | Arizona State University 

  • Safe Zone 1, 2, & Trans Zone (LGBTQIA+ inclusion)

    • University of North Carolina Greensboro

Professional Interests

  • Critical, open, & inclusive pedagogies

  • Instructional design

  • Equity, diversity, & inclusion

  • Social justice in librarianship

  • Student success

Skills

  • Academic research

  • LibGuide development

  • Public speaking

  • Critical reading

  • Zoom, WebEx

  • Canvas

  • Microsoft Office; G-Suite

Professional Organizations

  • American Library Association (ALA)

  • North Carolina Library Association (NCLA)

  • Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL)

Committee Activities

Library Diversity Committee (January 2020 -- May 2021)

University Libraries
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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  • LIS department representative; contributed to monthly meetings

  • Worked closely with library employees to create and implement the Anti-Racist Employee Reading Group; co-author/applicant of the Innovation & Program Enrichment Grant (IPEG) -- $3,000 grant received to create the Anti-Racist Resource Library

  • Co-planned Mentoring Circles program for UNCG library employees and LIS department students and faculty

 
Library & Information Science Student Association (April 2020 -- January 2021)
Library and Information Science Department
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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  • Vice President

  • Organized and facilitated monthly CritLib discussions for UNCG LIS students

  • Contributed to LIS department faculty meetings​

Publications
Patterson, O. (2021, May 6). Introducing ZSR’s anti-racist pedagogy research guide. Here @ ZSR.
https://zsr.wfu.edu/2021/introducing-zsrs-anti-racist-pedagogy-research-guide/
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Velez, L., Alston, J., Blas, N., Bradshaw, K., Duffus, O., Eads, D., Holmes, G., & Patterson, O. (2021).
Mapping the residency program landscape. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 47(5). 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2021.102389
Presentations

Patterson, O. (2018, April 24). Diversity in children’s literature: An Examination of books available

in a southern city [Presentation]. Spring Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Community Engagement, University of North Carolina Asheville.

  • Paper accepted at 2018 Southern Sociological Society annual conference

Community Engagement
Volunteer (January 2019 -- August 2019)
Education Department Library/Curriculum Materials Center
Wake Forest University​

 

  • Assisted diversity audit utilizing CREW Manual criteria; identified and weeded over 2,000 outdated materials to permit addition of current titles to build a diverse, high-quality collection from contemporary authors

  • Genrefied and color-coded collection by content and age to enhance user experience 

  • Collaborated with English department faculty to create a banned book exhibit and bulletin board displays to be used as supplemental course resources for students

 
Volunteer (September 2018 -- May 2019) 
Elementary & middle school media centers | WSFCS​​

 

  • Shelved, organized, and displayed books; discarded outdated media; shelf-reading; cataloged new books; scanned returned books and materials

  • Assisted students with readers advisory and checkout; led interactive storytime

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Volunteer (May 2017 -- January 2019)
Forsyth County Public Libraries
Reynolda Manor Branch

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  • Secured book holds, updated system status, and organized borrower holds ​

  • Processed special request courier materials from the interlibrary system

  • Assisted diverse user group

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